Chaos in the Market: How Might It Affect the 2016 Presidential Race?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 25, 2015 If the global swoon in stock prices were to turn into something more serious, which candidates would benefit? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver Stumps for Federal Equal Rights Law; Outs Candidates for Anti-LGBT Stance

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2015 On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is It Possible to Out-Trump Donald Trump?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 21, 2015 It has dawned on the Republican presidential field that Donald Trump's inevitable self-destruction might be, gulp, evitable. Waiting for the unlikely front-runner to beat himself is starting to look like a plan, as Trump might put it, for total losers. It has dawned on the Republican presidential field that Donald Trump's inevitable self-destruction might be, gulp, evitable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeb Bush: The Republican to Vote For (If You Wish His Brother Were Still in Office)

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 14, 2015 Why would someone who sees the Middle East as an unholy mess reveal that he consults George W. Bush, the chief mess-maker, on what to do next? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The GOP: A Party in Turmoil

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 11, 2015 The Republican Party is in total chaos. Democrats aren't there yet but may be approaching the neighborhood. It's time to acknowledge that our political system simply isn't doing its job. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Debate: Donald Trump Shows Why He’s the Leader of the Pack

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 7, 2015 Trump made it through the first Republican debate by avoiding the one mistake that could have seriously damaged his insurgent campaign: sounding like a professional politician. For that reason alone, he seemed to be the clear winner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Other GOP Candidates Attack Obama’s Plan to Curb Climate Change

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 4, 2015 Before President Obama could announce his administration's new curbs on carbon emissions from power plants, Republican presidential hopefuls were insisting they know better than the scientists whose work he relied on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )